Putrescible

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pjuːˈtɹɛsɪb(É™)l/

Origin

From Latin putrescere ("to rot") + -ible.

Full definition of putrescible

Adjective

1. Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable.
• 1911, , article in Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition,The burying of wood in water, which dissolves out or alters its putrescible constituents, has long been practised as a means of seasoning.
• 1995, National Research Council (U.S.), Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposing of Chemicals, page 158,For waste that is putrescible or may be infectious, on-site incineration is ideal.
• 2007, April 24, James Barron, Museum Plans to Move to Its Symbolic Home, ‘Littler Italy’, Some of the storefronts that sell dried clams and sea urchins and putrescible vegetables give it a kind of squalid character.”